North America vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female
North America
102.4%
in 2019
Sweden
121.2%
in 2018
North America rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 121.2% against 102.4% in North America, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
North America ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.0% | 115.2% | 12.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 101.3% | 106.6% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 100.5% | 111.3% | 10.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 121.2% against 102.4% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between North America and Sweden?
- 18.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- North America ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.